New-York tribune., 1887-12-11
SECOND-STORY IHIEIL
TIE CITY OvERRUN WITH THEN.

HOW THEIR D,RrxG RoBHeRiGs ARE CARRIED
or1-sElp,N CAUGHT BY THE PoiIc9.
Co1tcnporsuros with TO rise - the prre oi coa ana
the cloc,lsn o. COiOsc Fellows 20 the District Attorney
hp cans hol- ol ID owes who have since o'-rrun ''e
city anI brought l,naJ into many que h"n'rho 'y
c.rryus .Nay q. tay q sparkling GEN. liishwHymen'
aud picxp,cX-,s all in fTs'-'a' condition.
ol,i,, their traic IN a manner hi shly gratifying 10
,ncmselyr. ovcyrr discouragng II may he to others
The most ens tive WORK a. present anon t"o'e "'o
s,cal for living Is heas done BY what j. tichni as
k,oyn to the trlle as csc ;ol history " insh Eo'-
-. hv mi. -lss. OF Thieves nave
become aarmingly frc1rest All there hav' been mh'
cases reported to the police. few OF which nave Oeeh
male pnAhc because the thieves have not nern caught
anA il Is tsc policy Of tho Police Department 10 Keep
everything qIict wAin shc,oss Ia, not At"huel 'H'
eli ,rts "seconI.story" thieve, have bcen nhdsr
"coyer" for Isn yaiie aul this city na' been free
from taer dcprs iai Where they have come from 50
suddenly Il mystery.
Their work fir,class AMI thoy ms DO sooa iIeh'
.ypers in their lire Tner efforts arc charac'rNsl Dy
a holdnes. and doh that must maze Oh lto'
nonni. snie IN hi, .riyc "TrDy IS s'u treasured Ih
,h t,1. og tncys. az we'll as detectives a. the Kng
NJ tbe "secon i-,,ory workers He was cool. daring
and brave And hat IA chvarous strain that W"u.H u"
p.rnU HIM lAIurs ahy ono WEAKER P"l ''"''' '""'
himself He with bis boots On "h'ie c""'''"-
ular in Flf,sthst he o0ssn-ia heavy soac ana IL zen
on him and nattensa him out lik, rlecS "t i''nsE
.ror nsnnis the famous mon Long John Garvey'
and lack Reilly the leader Of the Murray iii gang
Garvey wake tlrorgh skylisht IN bro'"yh M" "''
,h aeb nrsttv veil scraped from his bones. and was
,,u.t p.i;lv I'D A neat JOB IN "cloanns ont a l"A-
,,o,,v. bo1ss lie took the stoen g'"iS bact LOT 70
,y,,d rue amount did not suit him AMI ho remove"
,b ,i. ag,in IL Xill be many years y't pei"re "e
.. hts n.,fs,,on lilo l. now ha"ihs nh"'
,r ,,. -,o VII, this trio Of the wY, Nch 1oi 80
ers have been al several years 70 thJpJ '. ~
comfort yItnout feeling nervous aboit thci uc"So' "
the upper soflea
WHAT A GOOD SKCOND-SrORY Man LOOMS Li"''
Seclnlstory" thieves technlcally describe IL
eros. between "A blrgar and a sneak tlet IbcN "'o
usualy tall slim fellows possessed Of great strength
and nerye They take pride In their calling and loo"
upon a h!ghwayman sr pickp,clct as bcneh'h men
notice Comparatively few thieves nave the -rt 10 -
lnr tlus Ine Their number Is tnus Hi1llr',
.ud tnev become well known ana r'spec'tii
v the lfaterpty They are known as mo iohS ri'hr'
mon In tho tlirves' vocabulary. They are HI qIich.
yyttrd ana inclg and 30 not have the bT"t1 ,ht
m many Kind OF thieves NhO 20 Hro III "I'h iu'l ~
tfc' hearts Tlrrp is "a fellow feeling among thc@ ana
tley never "squeai." -...,.- -.
"soconl-sfrr, not dosc by rasl Impulse np-
only aftcr careful study aud planning. sohetlnss teIo
or. yo mariners bnt more often three III i rare INNS
far tbeu To work alone unless they turn up Dioh~ III
,n nlsce one OF the gang makes special business
- places to be robbed lie PICKS cul h"HSo
Win front sloop aud poTtco. or hen'y STONE WIN
round the front door, or ose wnctc 'heir ~ W.,
n1zza or some other Arrangement tuat Wili ,I
g. ,ho rear The business OF The ocfupan' Is iookeu
nou - are considered the hest prey anh Danhefs
Js wery the peculiar phhusr o ,n anos
ssmotmes their attention 10 attracted W LILO n"A1'